Chapter 1 — Using the Computer
CN3 Mobile Computer User’s Manual 5
Scanning Bar Codes
Use the area imager to scan and enter bar code data. The CN3 supports
reading 1D and 2D images. These bar code symbologies are enabled by
default on the CN3: Code 39, Code 128, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8,
EAN-13, and DataMatrix.
If you are using bar code labels that are encoded in a different symbology,
you need to enable the symbology on the computer. Use the Intermec
Settings applet to enable and disable symbologies. See the Intermec
Computer Command Reference Manual (P/N 073529) available from the
Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.
Scanning with the Area Imager
The CN3 has an area imager that can scan 1D and 2D bar code
symbologies. It also supports omni-directional (360°) scanning where you
can position the CN3 in any orientation to scan a bar code label. Using the
2D imager is like taking a picture with a digital camera.
To use the area imager
1 Press the power button to turn on the CN3, point the scanner window a
few inches from the bar code label, and hold steady.
2 Press the Scan button and center the red aiming beam over the bar code
label. The aiming beam is smaller when the imager is closer to the bar
code and larger when it is further away.
When a bar code label is successfully read, a high beep is emitted and the
Good Scan LED lights briefly. Release the Scan button.
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